Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

PICTURES AND THE PICTUREGOER IBS : ENDING Nov, 2.'>, 1915 Turner Films Pictures made for YOU." Where to see so re Turner Films this Week (NoV. 15th to 20th). MY OLD DUTCH at Streatham, Lewisham, Greenwich, Roth erhi the, Earlsfield, Walthamstow, Edgware Road, Stoke Newington, Manchester (Cheetham Hili. Blackley, and Ardwick), Leicester, Jersey, Morley, Landore, Hanley, Heckmondwike, Bath, Heywood, Barrow, Bradford, Widnes, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Kingstown, Dublin. ALONE IN at Tottenham, Birkenhead, Belfast, Pembroke Dock. Abercynon, Hyde, Senghenydd, Heywood,. Cowdenbeath, Paisley, Stirchley, Brighouse, Ogmore Vale, Manchester (Walkden, Cheetham Hill and Levenshulrue), LONDON Ammanford, Clay Cross, Deuabv, Dundee. SHOP GIRLS LOST AND WON at Ellesmere Port, Warminster, Ripley, Glasgow (Shettlestoif, Kirkbyin-Ashfield, Barnet, Doncaster. at Forest Gate, Croydon, Stourbridge, Manchester (Salford and Pendleton), Norwich, Treherbert, Leicester, Leeds, Glasgow. The Young Psoturegor DEAR GIRLS AND BOYS— The little scene above will remind you "1' pantomime, which in turn will warn you of the rapid approach of Christmas when boys and girls who go to picture-theatres will expect to see films suited to that festive holiday. In spite of war-time, the film companies hare been watching your interests, and already a great batch of pantomime, fairy, and other Christmassy subjects arc waiting their release dates. Many oj these pictures will be dealt with in the big double number of PlCTTJfeES" to be published on December ith. and from what the Editor has told me about this i$Slie I should ad\ ise you all to make a note of that date and see that you get a copj . I was glad to lead that one of my ''niece-." Irene Leete, of Balham, was a winner of a big prize in the Voting Contest. 1 am glad also to learn that a great mam of my readers are doing their best with the "Screened Stars" Puzzles, and hope that at least one of you will be successful. We get a lot of rain at this time of year in England, and we are used to it. Wet weather generally helps to fill the cinemas ; but other countries get their share of wet as well, and when it comes to picture-making rainy weather is not always helpful. In California, for instance, it rained quite a lot a short time ago, and Eugenie Besserer. the Selig player, has sent mean amusing account of how she and the rest of the company spent an afternoon in the studio waiting for a glimmer of sunshine through the heavy clouds to catch a scene now and then. One of the "sets" happened to be a child's playroom. The child playing in the picture that day was sitting alone in the set. playing at "keeping House."' MiV Besserer suggested to three of the ladies that they should all go around the set. knock at the door, and make a call. And so they did. They asked the child all sorts of questions about her "children." (dolls'), her husband, \c.and weie sorry to hear that the children were all down with the m nsles ! And then to prove that all men are boys, and also willing to play at "housekeeping;" this is what reallj happened. Tom Santsehi. the screen star, opened the door with a bang and cried "Coals!" The little one, immediately' catchingthe ilea, replied. "Put them iu the cellar, please." He refused, saying that she owed him last week coal bill. ">'o money, no coals!" tie was \ sorry. Some one suggested to the < that she should 'phone the police. By this time every one in the studio was interested. At the other cud of the imaginary telephone-line one of the most famous Selig directors answered "Airs. Smith's" telephone-call, saying he would send a policeman to turn out the saucy coalman. Then along came Wheeler Oakman as a burly policeman. All the afternoon it continued to pour with rain while the entire picture staff. from manager to property-man, the great and the small, the young and tin contiuusd to "play at housekeepii Thus, you see. the Selig company of players is just one big happy fami boys and sgirls. • • • • A few weeks ago I offered four War Charms to the senders of the cleverest answers to this little riddle, " What is the difference between a mouse and a cinema actress ? " Your answers would till my page, and it will be sufficient if I print a few of the best:— "One's chased by cats, and the ollkr by ' dogs ' (men)." "The mouse is trapped, and the actress is clapped."' "A mouse is heard, but not seen; the^ actress is seen, but not heard." " One puts the ladies in a fright : the other tills the men with sheer delk'ht."'